To the Editor: I am writing in response to the research article entitled “Performance of Retarded Children, With and Without Down Syndrome, on the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency,” by Barbara Connolly and Beth Michael, published in the March 1986 issue of Physical Therapy. As manager of the physical therapy department of a pediatric acute care hospital, I read this article with interest. I found the article informative, but wish to raise several points with the authors. In the article, the authors stated that the Bruininks Oseretsky Test was administered according to the standard procedures provided in the test manual. Because I have used the Bruininks Oseretsky Test, I know that the directions given to subjects can be difficult to understand and follow. I am wondering how the authors succeeded in administering the directions to this group of subjects. [ ARTICLE][1] [1]: /lookup/volpage/66/344?iss=3